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Although dissociative identity disorder formerly called multiple personality disorder is extremely rare and difficult to diagnose it seems to be awfully popular with numerous Hollywood interpretations The Three Faces of Eve does a fairly admirable job of conveying the disorder even though information defining the illness was and still is limited at the time the movie was made Eve White Eve Black and Jane all played by Joanne Woodward had distinct personalities Eve White was the quiet submissive homemaker who loved her husband and adored her little girl She had very little personality and was displayed as being in a depressed state Eve Black on the other hand was Mrs Whites polar opposite She was flirtatious enjoyed an active night life and despised Mrs Whites husband Jane who was not in the picture until the end of the conflict was the perfect combination of the both of them She was kind-hearted and sweet She cared for others while also caring for herself Each characters distinct personality was portrayed adequately in the film Eve Whites family life was portrayed very well and was very realistic according to her situation It is not rare for a husband to leave his wife when she is diagnosed with a disorder especially one like dissociative identity disorder It would be hard to live with someone who claimed to be someone else at times and acted in a completely different manner than the person one married It would also not be rare for someone with this disorder to have their children taken away from them especially if possible harm of the child may come from the situation Eves personalities caused problems in her household and though many years passed by without action being taken it got to the point where the situation could no longer remain the same In dissociative disorder it is possible for a person to have many distinct personalities It is possible to forget things that just happened

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